Tag: creation
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Studying Deuteronomy 8 1-11
We’ll be reminded, in light of the history of ancient Israel in the wilderness, that all of us depend entirely on God. No doubt that fact has implications for us in terms of gratitude. Given our ongoing focus on the theme of freedom, we’ll probably notice that it has implications for that theme, too. As…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Genesis 2 18-25 and 4 1-2
The text we’re studying for Sunday, September 23 is Genesis 2:18-25 and 4:1-2, God’s specific creation of the first woman as distinct from the first man, and the birth announcement of Cain and Abel. Here are a few questions we might want to consider, on our own or together in class: What is our past…
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Notes on Genesis 2 18-25 and 4 1-2
The text we’re studying for Sunday, September 23 is Genesis 2:18-25 and Genesis 4:1-2. In keeping with our emphasis on creation this quarter, our curriculum identifies this as “God creates the family.” We can talk about that. We’re looking at the narrative of God’s specific creation of “the man” and “the woman,” and then at…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Genesis 1 26-31, 2 4-7
The text we’re studying for Sunday, September 16 is Genesis 1:26-31 and 2:4-7, the initial creation of humankind in God’s image/from the dust of the earth. Here are a few questions we might want to consider discussing in class. [Warning: it seems to me that we could spend more time than we ever have discussing…
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Notes – Genesis 1 26-31 and 2 4-7
The text we are studying for Sunday, September 16 is Genesis 1:26-31 + 2:4-7. This is that portion of the creation story or stories in Genesis 1 & 2 that deals with the creation of adam, which is variously translated (in the NRSV, anyway) as “humankind” (Genesis 1:26 & 27) and as “man” (Genesis 2:7).…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Genesis 1 14-25
The text we’re studying for Sunday, September 9 is Genesis 1:14-25, the continuation of the account of God’s creation of the heavens and the earth. We’re on days four through six this week. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions that we might want to give some thought to or…
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Notes – Genesis 1 14-25
The text we are studying for Sunday, September 9 is Genesis 1:14-25 – the next three days of creation, just up to the creation of humankind. Here are my [few] notes on that text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: We are still working our way through the narrative of God’s original creation. According to one commentary, in…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Genesis 1 1-13
The text we are studying for Sunday, September 2 is Genesis 1:1-13, the story of the first three days of God’s creation of the heavens and the earth. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions that we might want to consider in class: Normally, we think of things as having…
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Notes – Genesis 1 1-13
The text we are studying for Sunday, September 2 – the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, which just might be significant – is Genesis 1:1-13, the first three days of the story of God’s creation of the heavens and the earth. This is a familiar text – so much so that sometimes I think I…
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Matters of Interpretation 